Onekama School ECEP

R 400.8112(2)(a) · R 400.8112(2)(a) Children's records. (a) A certificate of immunization showing a minimum of 1 dose of each immunizing agent specified by the department of health and human services.

Of 10 child files reviewed, one did not have an immunization record in the file.

R 400.8112(2)(c) · R 400.8112(2)(c) Children's records. (c) A copy of a non-medical waiver on the official form prescribed by the department of health and human services and documented in the Michigan care improvement registry and signed by the parent stating immunizations are not being administered due to religious, medical, or other reasons.

Of 10 child files reviewed, one did not have an immunization waiver in the file.

R 400.8213(1)(a) · R 400.8213(1)(a) Staff; volunteer (1) All staff and volunteers present at the center shall: (a) Provide appropriate care and supervision o f children at all times.

There is no evidence to support the allegation that program staff provided insufficient care and supervision of children.

R 400.8266(3)(a) · R 400.8266(3)(a) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting (3) A licensee, licensee designee, or program administrator shall report to the child's parent and the department, directly or via phone, fax, or email, within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the following: (a) An incident involving an allegation of i nappropriate contact. Bureau

R 400.8140(2)(a) · R 400.8140(2)(a) Discipline. Hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, pinching, or inflicting other forms of corporal punishment.

CCSM1 held Child A by her armpits and shook her, held her upside down by a foot or feet, and yanked Child A's arm to flip her over on the floor. These actions were made out of frustration due to Child A's crying or fussiness.

R 400.8125(2) · R 400.8125(2) Staff; volunteer; requirements. All staff and volunteers shall act in a manner that is conducive to the welfare of children.

CCSM1 is not conducive to the welfare of children. She shook an eight-month-old, held the child upside down by her foot, and aggressively flipped her while on the floor by one arm.

R 400.8125(1) · 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP R 400.8125(1) Staff; volunteer; requirements. All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.

CCSM1 did not provide appropriate care and supervision of Child A when she shook her, held her upside down, or flipped her over by one arm.

R 400.8113(3)(a) · R 400.8113(3)(a) Program director qualifications; responsibilities. Developing, implementing, and evaluating program and center policies.

PD did not follow the center's policy on mandated reporting when she did not contact MDHHS until seven days after the incident occurred. PD did not ensure that CCSMs follow the center policies when CCSM1 provided inappropriate care and supervision of Child A.

R 400.8158(2)(b) · R 400.8158(2)(b) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. An incident involving an allegation of inappropriate contact.

PD did not report, within 24 hours, an incident that occurred involving an allegation of inappropriate contact between a child care staff member and a child care child. Leaving a voicemail does not meet the requirement of this rule unless details of the incident are left in the voicemail.

R 400.8158(3) · R 400.8158(3) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. A licensee, licensee designee, or program director shall report to the department, via phone, fax, or email, within 24 hours of notification by a parent that a child received medical treatment or was hospitalized for an injury, accident, or medical condition that occurred while the child w as in care.

CONCLUSION: REQUIREMENT NOT MET CORRECTIVE PD will report verbally any incidents the same day of ACTION PLAN: incident, and follow up with a written report within 72 hours after the verbal report. PD is now aware that leaving a voicemail does not constitute reporting unless the voicemail has the details of the incident. DATE COMPLIANCE 6/3/2025 WILL BE ACHIEVED BY: ADDITIONAL FINDING: Rule/Statutory Violations 5 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

R 400.8158(4) · R 400.8158(4) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. A licensee, licensee designee, or program director shall submit a written report to the department of the occurrences outlined in subrules (1), (2), and (3) of this rule, in a format provided by the department, within 72 hours of the verbal report to the department.

PD did not submit a written incident report within 72 of notifying the department of an instance of inappropriate contact between a child care staff member and a child care child. PD thought she met the requirement of verbally reporting when she left a voicemail, and did not submit an incident report until five days after the voicemail.

R 400.8140 · R 400.8140 Discipline. (4) A written discipline policy must be developed and implemented regarding the age appropriate, non-severe discipline of children. The policy must be provided to staff and parents.

There is no evidence that staff did not implement their discipline policy.

R 400.8125 · R 400.8125 Staff; volunteer; requirements. (1) All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.

On 1/24/2023, I completed an onsite inspection. I first met with Caitlyn Gonyer, who is serving as the program director. Her program director approval request is pending. She reported that she and Rachel Solowiej, are sharing program director duties at this time. I informed Ms. Gonyer that a complaint was made to licensing regarding some inappropriate discipline and/or actions by a child care staff member. Ms. Gonyer showed me the two rooms that are upstairs, the infant/toddler room and the preschool room. I inquired about the center's policies regarding discipline. Ms. Gonyer directed me to the parent handbook which was posted between the two classrooms on the parent board. She confirmed that staff get copies of the parent handbook as well as the staff handbook and the discipline policy is in both. I took a picture of the policy which was the same for both classrooms. Ms. Gonyer helps in both the infant/toddler room and the preschool room and aims to be in each classroom two hours a day. However, with her new program director duties she is not always in each room for that amount of time. Regarding discipline, Ms. Gonyer states that both classrooms use redirection such as starting a different activity like a puzzle or craft. If they have enough child care staff members working to maintain ratio, sometimes a CCSM will take a child that is struggling and work with them one on one or remove them from the classroom to go for a walk. If a child refuses to do an activity they have planned, they will use encouragement of participation. Parents are called if/when a child is behaving unsafe, such as hitting another child. I inquired if she had any concerns regarding how the staff are interacting with the children. She stated that she and Ms. Solowiej have recently talked to staff about using softer terms and quieter voices with the children. These issues have not been addressed with staff members individually, but as a whole group at staff meetings that are held once a month. At the next staff meeting, she is planning to review the discipline policy and ways of talking to the children. I inquired if there are any specific staff members' actions that prompted those discussions to be added to the 3 staff meeting. Ms. Gonyer stated that there was an incident that happened that was brought to her attention by the Manistee County Sheriff's Department approximately one week ago. It was reported to her by the detective that CCSM 1 slapped Child A after Child A hit the glasses off CCSM 1's face. Ms. Gonyer was unsure of what was going on regarding that investigation but agreed to get further information on it. Ms. Gonyer reports that CCSM 1 continues to work with the children and that Ms. Gonyer was not aware of any concerns regarding CCSM 1's actions toward the children prior to that complaint. Following Ms. Gonyer's notification of the allegations against CCSM 1, Ms. Gonyer reviewed their discipline policy and the abuse neglect statements signed by staff and it will be addressed further in the staff meeting. Ms. Gonyer denied knowing about any children that are singled out, and that she believes that child care staff members follow the discipline policy for all children. I interviewed CCSM 2. CCSM 2 works in the preschool classroom. She has been with the school since 2010. She has been the lead in the preschool classroom for 6- 7 years. Regarding discipline, she tries to talk to the children to find out what the issue is. They will sometimes have the children sit with a toy or have the child go to the reading room. The children have their stuffed animals during rest time. Recently the children were throwing them up in the air during rest time and not using them to rest with, so they now have to keep their stuffed animals in their cubby/locker. CCSM 2 has had to have contact with some of the parents regarding their children's behaviors; however, she encourages the kids to talk it out with one another to have the children try to problem solve

R 400.8140 · R 400.8140 Discipline. (1) Positive methods of discipline that encourage self- control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.

There is not sufficient evidence to determine that CCSM 1 did not use positive methods of discipline with Child A or Child B.

R 400.8140 · R 400.8140 Discipline. (2) All of the following means of punishment are prohibited: (a) Hitting, spanking, shaking, biting, pinching, or inflicting other forms of corporal punishment. 7

There is not sufficient evidence to determine that CCSM 1 used corporal punishment with Child A or Child B.

R 400.8158 · R 400.8158 Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. (2) A licensee, licensee designee, or program director shall report to the child's parent and the department, directly or via phone, fax or email, within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the following: (b) An incident involving an allegation of inappropriate contact.

The center did not notify the department that a child care staff member was being investigated by law enforcement due to allegations of inappropriate contact. ....................... .....................

R 400.8125 · R 400.8125 Staff; volunteer; requirements. .......... ........... ........... (1) All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times. .............. ............................ ................

There is no evidence to support that Child A was not being supervised at the child care facility. Ratio and capacity requirements were in place. Child A's Mother stated that she knows her child is a boy and does get injured but she just wants to know about it.

R 400.8155(1) · R 400.8155(1) Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness ................................................. ...... .................................................................................... ....................................................... A plan for when and how parents will be notified when the center observes changes in the child's health, a child experiences accidents, injuries, or incidents, or when a child is too ill to remain in the group shall be developed and implemented. 4

Ms. Davis indicated that the policy of the center is to provide parents with an "ouch report" when the child is injured at the child care facility. She indicated that caregiver Esther Poirier did not complete these reports when Child A was injured at the child care facility.